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J. C. MOORE AND (LAB. GARLINGHOUSE, OF MADSON, AND GEORGE B. GARLNGHOUSE, F NORTH MADISON, INDlANA. Lena-s Patent No. 87,106, dated February 2 3, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it concern:

Be it known thatwe, J. O; MOORE and O. B. GAE LmGHoUsE, of Madison, and GEORGE B. GARmNG- HCUsE,`of North Madison, all in the county of Jefferson,

and State of Indiana, have invented an Improved Hay- Raker and Loader; and we do hereby declare that the .following is a full and exact description of the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

making part of this specification- Figure 1 being a plan or top view of the machine. Figure 2, a longitudinal verticalsection of the same. Figure 3, a view of the cam-roller on the tooth-bar.

Like letters of reference designate correspondingA parts in all of the ignres.

Our invention consists in improvements on the hayraker and loader patented by Garlinghouse and Moore, on the 14th day of April, 1868, and numbered 7 6,743.

Let A represent ground-wheels;

B, a body-frame;

G, a tongue; and

D, a carrier-frame for the contractingfapron, framed and'braced substantially as indicated.

Theapron is constructed similar to that in the patent above referred to; that is, two endless cords, or, preferably, chains, e e, are provided with slatsu u, overlapping each other, and sliding longitudinally in bands, or collars, the said slats bein-g pressed endwise bycontact with converging -side-hoards b b,the cords, or chains, passing over grooved rollers, or sheaves, E E and k k.

An important feature of our invention consists in providing the outer. end of each lslat with a frictionroller, at the point of contact of the said slat with the side-boards b b.

By reason of these rollers being placed ou the upper side of the slats, they will, in passing do'wn on the under side of the carrier-haine, catch on the outer sides of the diverging spreader's L'L, (one only shown, see iig. 2,) and thus distend the apron to its proper-width below, the spreaders P having suicient Obliquity given them for this purpose. v

The rollers c c might be placed on the under sides.

of the slats', provided a corresponding change of position was made in the spreaders.

Another feature'pf our invention consists-in the grooved wheels E E, and the mechanism connected therewith', which we will now describe.

These wheels have a suitable number of slotted arms d d, (four are shown, though more or less may be used,) and are rigidlyattached to the axle F of the machine. Two cams, G G, of the'form shown, or any similar one adapted to the'pnrpose, are rmly secured to the irlilsidel of the frame B B, the axle F running through t em.

Bars g g extend across the machine, from ycam to cam, andare providedwith friction-rollers t -t, (see fig. 3,) which restin the grooves in thesaid cams;

These bars are equal in number. to, and rest in the'y slots d d in the wheels E E, sliding radially in the same, in obedience to the shape or curvature of the camgroove, as the7 said wheels revolve.

As these bars bear the carrier-teethz' c', we will call them tooth-bars.7

To connect the Wheels-E E more rmly together, and also to furnish guides for the carrier-teeth, we provide broad strips, f f, which extend across the faces of the said wheels, and are let into the same, as shown, over the ends of .the slots d rl. Thesestrips are perforated, for the free passage of the teeth z' t'. These teeth are not set continuously, in a straight line, (m4 the tooth-bar, but, as one duty they have to perform is to revolve the apron by contact with the slats of the same, they are so set asgto conform to the broken line caused by the lapping of the said slats, as clearly shown.

As we do not claim the gathering-rake as new, a i' 'description will not be necessary, as it is clearly shown in the drawings. I,

Whenthe machine is driven from one field of oper-V ation to anotherthe .rake may be liftedclear olf the ground by means of the crankbar r and lever s, as shown in iig. 2.

To prevent the hay om falling through the apron before it reaches the bottom, a, of the carrier-frame, we surround the strips f f with bands or lhoops h h, (see black circle in g. 2,) at suitable distances apart; or, the entire lspace between the wheels E E maybe enclosed, to form a drum to accomplish the same object as the bands. Y y

We also provide the botto'n, a, of the carrier-ame withv strips m m, to serve as ways; on these the slats of the apron slide, and thusmaterially lessen the fricl tion.

The cross-bar I is supported by projecting pieces a: z, which are twisted, so as to assist 'in turning or directing the hay inward, and prevent its catching on thef ,said bars.

l In the operation, the ralzer land loader is attached to the rear axle or bed 'of the hay-wagonby meausvof a hook or other similar device. The rake gathers the hay either from the windrow or from the mower, and the carrier-tceth raise it, by` a rotary hoist,'to the bed of the carrier, and thence the slats carry it up and deposit Vit on the bed of the wagon. The teeth 'ii are withdrawn from the hay 'at the proper'moment.(see iig. 2) by the operation of the cam ou the tooth-bar, to be again protruded in time to catch the slats onthe under side of the'carrier-frame.

This operation will be readily understood by reference to the drawings.

'Havin g thus described our invention,

What we claim es new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The4 tooth-bars g g, provided with teeth t' i and rollers t t, when arranged to operate in connection with cams G G,-whee1s E E, and strips f f, substantially iu the manner and for the purposes as speoied.

2. The rollers 'cc on the slats u u, in combination with the side-boards b b end spreaders L L, when used for the purpose and in the manner specified.

J. O. MOORE. GEO. B. GARLINGHOUSE. '0. B. GARLINGHOUSE. Witnesses to signatures of J. G. MOORE and G. B.

GARLINGHOUSE HENRY CONNETT, Jr., A. M. GONNETT. Witnesses to signature of O. B. GARLINGHOUSE:

0. A. GARLnreHoUsE, JOHN R. DIoKERsoN. 

